Komandarm 2nd rank
 in the Soviet Army |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Rank insignia | Armed Forces of the Soviet Union |
| Introduction | 1935 to the Soviet Army |
| Rank group | Commanding officers |
| Army / Air Force | Komandarm 2nd rank |
| Navy | Fleet Flag Officer 2nd rank |
| NATO equivalent |
OF-9b |
Komandarm 2nd rank is the abbreviation to Commanding officer of the Army 2nd rank (Russian: Командующий армией; literal: Commander of the Army / Army commander), and was a military rank in the Soviet Armed Forces of the USSR in the period from 1935 to 1940. It was also the designation to military personnel appointed to command a field army sized formation (XXXX).
Until 1940 it was the third highest military rank of the Red Army, and might have been rated OF-9a in NATO. It was equivalent to Komissar army 2nd rank (ru: Армейский комиссар 2-ого ранга) of the political staff in all military branches, Fleet Flag Officer 2nd rank (ru: Флагман флота 2-ого ранга) in the Soviet navy, or to Komissar of state security 2nd rank (ru: Комиссар государственной безопасности 2-ого ранга). With the reintroduction of regular genera ranks, the designation Komandarm 1st rank was abolished, and replaced by General of the Army (OF-9b) or Colonel general (OF-8).
By foundation of the Soviet Union the rank designation and rank insignia of the Imperial Russian Army suppressed. However, an alternative rank structure was introduced by disposal of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union and the Council of People's Commissars, from September 22, 1935.
The new rank structure was as follows:
De facto were these ranks abolished by the introduction of general ranks by disposal of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union in May, 1940. For example, military staff with the individual rank Komandarm 2nd rank was converted to the equivalent general´s rank.
In 1935 a total number of ten military people graduated to Komandarm 2nd rank. However, until the end of the year all ten have been shooting to dead. At the end of the 1930th the number of staff, promoted Komandarm 2nd rank, was grown up to 21 people. With the introduction of the general ranks in 1940, 12 Komandarm 2nd rank were converted to Lieutenant general (here OF-7), seven to Colonel general (OF-8), and two to General of the Army (OF-9).
...
Wikipedia